Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION: HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE MOTOR CARRIAGE
- CHAPTER I DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND WORKING OF EARLY STEAM ROAD VEHICLES
- CHAPTER II THE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
- CHAPTER III POWER AND FRICTIONAL LOSSES
- CHAPTER IV ROAD RESISTANCES
- CHAPTER V RESISTANCE DUE TO GRAVITY AND POWER REQUIRED
- CHAPTER VI AIR AND WIND RESISTANCE
- CHAPTER VII THE MODERN PERIOD AND MODERN MOTOR
- CHAPTER VIII RECENT HIGH SPEED LONG DISTANCE PETROL MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER IX RECENT HIGH SPEED LONG DISTANCE PETROL MOTOR VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER X MORS MOTOR CARRIAGE AND MOTOR
- CHAPTER XI THE GOBRON-BRILLIÉ MOTOR CARRIAGE
- CHAPTER XII THE CANNSTADT-DAIMLBR MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XIII THE VALLÉE, DELAHAYE, CROWDEN AND OTHER CARS
- CHAPTER XIV MODERN LIGHT PETROL MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XV PETROL MOTOR CYCLES
- CHAPTER XVI CARBURETTORS
- CHAPTER XVII MOTOR CARS WITH PETROLEUM (HEAVY OIL) MOTORS
- CHAPTER XVIII CYLINDER COOLING AND WATER COOLERS
- CHAPTER XIX SOME MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS
- CHAPTER XX ELECTRIC IGNITION AND IGNITION APPARATUS
- CHAPTER XXI PETROL MOTOR VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY
- CHAPTER XXII ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXIII THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANY'S ELECTRIC CABS AND BROUGHAMS
- CHAPTER XXIV MODERN AND RECENT STEAM VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXV SOME SERPOLLET STEAM VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXVI SOME AMERICAN LIGHT STEAM CARRIAGES
- CHAPTER XXVII AMERICAN STEAM VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER XXVIII HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXIX THE LIQUID FUEL ENGINEERING COMPANY'S “LIFU” VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXX HEAVY STEAM VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER XXXI HEAVY STEAM VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER XXXII HEAVY STEAM VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER XXXIII ON BRAKES
- CHAPTER XXXIV CONCERNING VIBRATION, BALANCING, AND BALANCED MOTORS
- CHAPTER XXXV PIVOTED STEERING AXLES
- CHAPTER XXXVI THE POPULAR AND COMMERCIAL USES AND COST OF WORKING MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXXVII THE 1896 ACT AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD REGULATIONS
- CHAPTER XXXVIII TYRES
- CHAPTER XXXIX MISCELLANEOUS
- Appendix RESULTS OF THE 1,000-MILE TOUR OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, APRIL-MAY, 1900
- Index
- INDEX TO TABLES
- Plate Section
CHAPTER XX - ELECTRIC IGNITION AND IGNITION APPARATUS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION: HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE MOTOR CARRIAGE
- CHAPTER I DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND WORKING OF EARLY STEAM ROAD VEHICLES
- CHAPTER II THE INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
- CHAPTER III POWER AND FRICTIONAL LOSSES
- CHAPTER IV ROAD RESISTANCES
- CHAPTER V RESISTANCE DUE TO GRAVITY AND POWER REQUIRED
- CHAPTER VI AIR AND WIND RESISTANCE
- CHAPTER VII THE MODERN PERIOD AND MODERN MOTOR
- CHAPTER VIII RECENT HIGH SPEED LONG DISTANCE PETROL MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER IX RECENT HIGH SPEED LONG DISTANCE PETROL MOTOR VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER X MORS MOTOR CARRIAGE AND MOTOR
- CHAPTER XI THE GOBRON-BRILLIÉ MOTOR CARRIAGE
- CHAPTER XII THE CANNSTADT-DAIMLBR MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XIII THE VALLÉE, DELAHAYE, CROWDEN AND OTHER CARS
- CHAPTER XIV MODERN LIGHT PETROL MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XV PETROL MOTOR CYCLES
- CHAPTER XVI CARBURETTORS
- CHAPTER XVII MOTOR CARS WITH PETROLEUM (HEAVY OIL) MOTORS
- CHAPTER XVIII CYLINDER COOLING AND WATER COOLERS
- CHAPTER XIX SOME MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENTS
- CHAPTER XX ELECTRIC IGNITION AND IGNITION APPARATUS
- CHAPTER XXI PETROL MOTOR VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY
- CHAPTER XXII ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXIII THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANY'S ELECTRIC CABS AND BROUGHAMS
- CHAPTER XXIV MODERN AND RECENT STEAM VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXV SOME SERPOLLET STEAM VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXVI SOME AMERICAN LIGHT STEAM CARRIAGES
- CHAPTER XXVII AMERICAN STEAM VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER XXVIII HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXIX THE LIQUID FUEL ENGINEERING COMPANY'S “LIFU” VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXX HEAVY STEAM VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER XXXI HEAVY STEAM VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER XXXII HEAVY STEAM VEHICLES (continued)
- CHAPTER XXXIII ON BRAKES
- CHAPTER XXXIV CONCERNING VIBRATION, BALANCING, AND BALANCED MOTORS
- CHAPTER XXXV PIVOTED STEERING AXLES
- CHAPTER XXXVI THE POPULAR AND COMMERCIAL USES AND COST OF WORKING MOTOR VEHICLES
- CHAPTER XXXVII THE 1896 ACT AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD REGULATIONS
- CHAPTER XXXVIII TYRES
- CHAPTER XXXIX MISCELLANEOUS
- Appendix RESULTS OF THE 1,000-MILE TOUR OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, APRIL-MAY, 1900
- Index
- INDEX TO TABLES
- Plate Section
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- Motor Vehicles and MotorsTheir Design, Construction and Working by Steam, Oil and Electricity, pp. 354 - 378Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1900